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Dave Askins

Dave Askins

Bloomington, Indiana

Dave Askins is editor and publisher of The B Square Bulletin. A Hoosier native with a background in math and linguistics, he previously co-founded the Ann Arbor Chronicle with his wife, Mary Morgan.

Column: “Black Lives Matter” on a street mural is not a phrase for feeling good, but doing good

Column: “Black Lives Matter” on a street mural is not a phrase for feeling good, but doing good

On Saturday, Bloomington’s second “Black Lives Matter” street mural was painted on 6th Street between College Avenue and Walnut Street. That’s the north end of the courthouse square. The first one was painted on Elm Street. The lead artists on the project were Raheem Elmore and Christina Elem.

Vaccination rate in Monroe County trending up, pop-up clinics set for next week

Vaccination rate in Monroe County trending up, pop-up clinics set for next week

The number of final-dose vaccinations administered in Monroe County has seen a significant upward trend over the past four days. That’s the impact of second shots of Pfizer vaccine now getting delivered at Indiana University’s Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall clinic site, after its launch at the end of

Applicants for $500K in social services funding from Bloomington make pitches to committee

Applicants for $500K in social services funding from Bloomington make pitches to committee

On Thursday evening, Sam Ujdak, who’s the grants manager for Middle Way House, described a truck the nonprofit is hoping to replace: “Our current truck is a 1996 Chevy S-10 with an indeterminate amount of miles. Significant parts of the dashboard are broken.” Ujdak continued, “I’ve driven the

Zoning for duplexes in Bloomington: Public comment to continue next Tuesday at special Bloomington city council meeting

Zoning for duplexes in Bloomington: Public comment to continue next Tuesday at special Bloomington city council meeting

Just before midnight on Wednesday (April 28), Bloomington’s city council voted to end its committee-of-the-whole meeting on the topic of zoning laws regulating duplexes. The meeting ended in the middle of public commentary before the council reached a point of taking any of its customary straw poll committee votes.

Bloomington to restart 2017 annexation process

Bloomington to restart 2017 annexation process

Bloomington’s mayor John Hamilton used a 10:30 a.m. live-streamed video on Wednesday to announce the resumption of the city’s 2017 plans for annexation. The live-streamed announcement lasted under five minutes. Based on city website material now posted on the topic of the resuscitated annexation effort, the

Monroe County, Bloomington start with different angles on American Rescue Plan process

Monroe County, Bloomington start with different angles on American Rescue Plan process

On Tuesday night, at separate meetings, Bloomington and Monroe County’s governments took their first step towards sorting through a spending plan for a local total of about $50 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The ARPA is a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by

Joint meeting of city, county human rights commissions builds on interlocal agreement

Joint meeting of city, county human rights commissions builds on interlocal agreement

On Monday, the human rights commissions for Bloomington and for Monroe County convened a first-ever joint session. Among other areas of collaboration, the two groups want to make it easier for local residents to get help with human rights issues. The idea is that someone who’s in a crisis